Introducing the pharmaOriel service here at www.pharmascholar.co.uk
Why book?
By engaging with pharmaOriel, your confidence with the Pharmacy Oriel recruitment process will get a boost!
We will consider aspects such as the NHS values-based recruitment model, the Professional Attributes Framework (PAF) and provide you with excellent situational judgement test (SJT) and numeracy test (NT) examples. As such, your confidence will grow to support Oriel success! Simple.
How many sessions will be needed?
This question is hard to answer. It all depends on individual needs. We estimate that between 2-3 hours will be sufficient to have the background in place. The decision is in your hands.
How much will this cost?
The price for this service element is £39.99 per hour, as it falls under our careers service. At this present moment in time, between July 2024 and August 2024, we are applying a 15% discount if ‘Summer24’ is used during your enquiry via ‘Contact Us’.
Can we book as a group to split the cost?
Certainly. Just get in touch.
Do you have more information?
Yes, of course, please see below. You can also contact our Lead Tutor, Dr Davies, for a FREE 15 minute online consultation. This is totally confidential and on a no obligation basis.
Client Review - 2023 Session:
“Dr Davies was really helpful with his advice for the Oriel process. I really enjoyed the sessions because he explained how the assessment links to real-world clinical practice, this will really help in approaching the questions. I would highly recommend!”
Miss RT, Year 3 MPharm, Manchester University Pharmacy School, United Kingdom.
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Overview
Oriel is the online system that is used for recruitment in the healthcare sector across the United Kingdom. This platform enables the robust, transparent and fair selection of candidates for the workplace. The model has been utilised for many years in Medicine and Dentistry, plus the Healthcare Sciences. Oriel is now the mainstay for recruitment in the Pharmacy sector.
The Landscape
Oriel has been developed for students to secure Trainee Pharmacist positions by one application only. The Oriel process operates as an ‘opt-in’ model at the end of third year of the Master of Pharmacy degree, where students need to register their interest (e.g. primary or secondary care). This makes the recruitment process fairer overall. Students may apply externally for places if they wish to do so and this covers Community Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy, for instance. When the application is complete, the individual must decide who they would like to work with. Here, ‘preferencing’ is important; which is essentially a filtering system to declare choices.
The Timeline
The following bulleted list provides an overview of the timeline of Oriel-based events over 2025 - 2026:
Foundation Training Programme Information Available on Oriel - 6th June 2025
Oriel applications open - 6th June 2025 (12:00pm GMT)
Oriel applications close - 20th June 2025 (12:00pm GMT)
Preferencing window open - 23rd July 2025
Invitation to SJT / Numeracy selection centre open - 30th July 2025
Invitation to SJT / Numeracy selection centre close - 13th August 2025
SJT / Numeracy selection centre held - 18th September 2025 – 1st October 2025
Preferencing window close - 28th October 2025
First round of offers made - 5th November 2025
Offers hold deadline - 21st November 2025
Offers upgrade deadline - 26th November 2025
Programmes commence - July / August 2026
The Oriel Assessment for Pharmacy
At present, April 2025, there are two elements to the Oriel assessment, namely:
The SJT
The NT
The PAF forms the core of the Oriel assessment process; underpinning the SJT.
The SJT involves 52 scenarios to be completed in 104 minutes. The response format of this element of the Oriel assessment process is a mixture of selecting the best 3 actions out of 8 options in response to a scenario and ranking 5 responses in the appropriate order with the presented scenario in mind.
The NT comprises of 10 questions which must be completed in 20 minutes. This test is aimed to assure the ability to perform basic pharmaceutical calculations as per professional practice. Here, a non-scientific calculator may be used.
Both the he SJT and NT are completed during the same session, which takes place at Pearson Test Centres across the United Kingdom.
Tailored Support
Dr Davies is the Lead Tutor and Managing Director at www.pharmascholar.co.uk and is perfectly placed to support your bespoke learning needs with the Oriel process. For more detail please see our Managing Director / Lead Tutor page.
Dr Mike Davies after an online tutorial at www.pharmascholar.co.uk
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